Bravebot
Tier 3Indexes pages for Brave Search and AI-powered search features.
Bravebot🎯What is Bravebot?
Bravebot is an AI search crawler operated by Brave Software. Powers AI-enhanced search features.
Powers independent search index and AI answer features.
Content won't appear in Brave Search results or AI summaries.
Privacy-focused. Independent index (doesn't rely on Google/Bing).
🏢About Brave Software
Brave Software operates 1 known bot for AI-powered search. Their service reaches 70M+ monthly Brave users.
🛡️Bravebot robots.txt Configuration
Control Bravebot access to your website using robots.txt directives.
Block Bravebot
To completely block Bravebot from crawling your site:
User-agent: Bravebot
Disallow: /Allow Bravebot Full Access
To explicitly allow Bravebot to crawl your entire site:
User-agent: Bravebot
Allow: /Selective Access for Bravebot
To allow Bravebot but restrict certain directories:
User-agent: Bravebot
Disallow: /private/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /admin/
Allow: /✓ Bravebot respects robots.txt directives.
Bravebot User-Agent String
The user-agent token for Bravebot is:
Bravebot🌐Who Blocks Bravebot?
Check Your Site's AI Policy
See if you're blocking or allowing Bravebot and other AI crawlers.